article thumbnail

Helpful Ways to Measure and Optimize Your Nonprofit’s Performance

sgEngage

Then, guided by those goals, use effective data collection tools, measure outcomes, implement improvement strategies, and promote transparency. Ideally, all nonprofit goals should have numerical measurements that are referred to as key performance indicators (KPIs). That’s where technology can make a real impact.

Measure 97
article thumbnail

Is your Digital Strategy Conservative or Revolutionary?

Connection Cafe

One’s definition of “digital” is going to be influenced by one’s frame of reference and experience with it. The five levels of the vision matrix are: Conservative – Traditional, restricted, or protected approach. The most effective and capable tool at any organization is its staff. Technology is how we deliver it.

professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

How to Use Prospect Research to Improve Your Asks: 5 Tips

Achieve

The prospect research process involves using your own donor database and a variety of other resources like wealth screening tools, prospect research databases, and public records to look for certain markers. Affinity (warmth): Affinity, or warmth, refers to the strength of an individual’s personal connection to your cause.

article thumbnail

Nonprofit Leadership Transition: Best Practices

NonProfit Hub

This one move could pay dividends in the long run when it comes to a positive employment reference and networking. . If you’re not sure how much time to provide, consider these conservative timelines: Creating a posting for the open position | 1 Week. Interviewing/Reference Checks | 1 – 3 Months.

article thumbnail

3 Tips To Make A Fulfilling Virtual Volunteer Experience

Nonprofits Source

Use these tips to create a fulfilling volunteer experience and retain your remote volunteers’ support year-round: Provide thorough training Use the right tools Show volunteer appreciation By keeping your remote volunteers motivated, you can leverage their unique skills and interests to fuel change in your community. Let’s begin.

Virtual 52
article thumbnail

3 BIG reasons not to build a Mobile App!

Whole Whale

This adage is commonly referred to as the Law of the Instrument , and this cognitive bias pushes our solutions towards what’s familiar. Here is a tool to play with to see rough costs of the exact mobile app features you’re planning. . The United Service Organizations created a tool for their direct internal stakeholders.

Mobile 96
article thumbnail

5 Tips for Planning A Fundraising Campaign Around a Holiday

sgEngage

Or, if your ocean conservation nonprofit is fundraising around Earth Day, you might appeal to donors’ emotions with a message about how individuals can help save the planet by donating. Explain to them how the process works, provide basic fundraising tips, and give them tools to use like email templates and social media graphics.